United Netherlands

The United Netherlands (1815-1839) was founded after the fall of Napoleon in 1815, an ally of Great Britain. In 1815 William I of United Netherlands assisted the British in the Napoleonic Wars at the Battle of Waterloo and the United Netherlands, including both Holland and Belgium, prospered for years. In 1830 the Belgian Revolution in the Borinage occurred and the government was overthrown. The Netherlands was divided in 1839 between Netherlands and Belgium, ending the United Netherlands.